Table A-4-1. Actual and projected public school enrollment in grades prekindergarten (preK) through 12, by grade level and region: Various years, fall 1970

Elementary/Secondary Education

Table A-4-1. Actual and projected public school enrollment in grades prekindergarten (preK) through 12, by grade level and region: Various years, fall 1970–2018

[Totals in thousands]
Fall of year	Total enrollment			Total and percent enrollment, grades preK–12 by region
	Grades preK–12	Grades preK–8	Grades 9–12	Northwest		Midwest		South		West
	Grades preK–12	Grades preK–8	Grades 9–12	Total	Percent	Total	Percent	Total	Percent	Total	Percent
1970	45,894	32,558	13,336	9,860	21.5	12,936	28.2	14,759	32.2	8,339	18.2
1975	44,819	30,515	14,304	9,679	21.6	12,295	27.4	14,654	32.7	8,191	18.3
1980	40,877	27,647	13,231	8,215	20.1	10,698	26.2	14,134	34.6	7,831	19.2
1985	39,422	27,034	12,388	7,318	18.6	9,862	25.0	14,117	35.8	8,124	20.6

1986	39,753	27,420	12,333	7,294	18.3	9,871	24.8	14,312	36.0	8,276	20.8
1987	40,008	27,933	12,076	7,252	18.1	9,870	24.7	14,419	36.0	8,468	21.2
1988	40,189	28,501	11,687	7,208	17.9	9,846	24.5	14,491	36.1	8,644	21.5
1989	40,543	29,152	11,390	7,200	17.8	9,849	24.3	14,605	36.0	8,889	21.9
1990	41,217	29,878	11,338	7,282	17.7	9,944	24.1	14,807	35.9	9,184	22.3

1991	42,047	30,506	11,541	7,407	17.6	10,080	24.0	15,081	35.9	9,479	22.5
1992	42,823	31,088	11,735	7,526	17.6	10,198	23.8	15,357	35.9	9,742	22.7
1993	43,465	31,504	11,961	7,654	17.6	10,289	23.7	15,591	35.9	9,931	22.8
1994	44,111	31,898	12,213	7,760	17.6	10,386	23.5	15,851	35.9	10,114	22.9
1995	44,840	32,341	12,500	7,894	17.6	10,512	23.4	16,118	35.9	10,316	23.0

1996	45,611	32,764	12,847	8,006	17.6	10,638	23.3	16,373	35.9	10,594	23.2
1997	46,127	33,073	13,054	8,085	17.5	10,704	23.2	16,563	35.9	10,775	23.4
1998	46,539	33,346	13,193	8,145	17.5	10,722	23.0	16,713	35.9	10,959	23.5
1999	46,857	33,488	13,369	8,196	17.5	10,726	22.9	16,842	35.9	11,093	23.7
2000	47,204	33,688	13,515	8,222	17.4	10,730	22.7	17,007	36.0	11,244	23.8

2001	47,672	33,938	13,734	8,250	17.3	10,745	22.5	17,237	36.2	11,440	24.0
2002	48,183	34,116	14,067	8,297	17.2	10,819	22.5	17,471	36.3	11,596	24.1
2003	48,540	34,202	14,338	8,292	17.1	10,809	22.3	17,673	36.4	11,766	24.2
2004	48,795	34,179	14,617	8,271	17.0	10,775	22.1	17,892	36.7	11,857	24.3
2005	49,113	34,205	14,908	8,240	16.8	10,819	22.0	18,103	36.9	11,951	24.3
2006	49,299	34,221	15,078	8,258	16.8	10,811	21.9	18,289	37.1	11,942	24.2

Projected
2007	49,470	34,383	15,087	8,141	16.5	10,757	21.7	18,527	37.5	12,045	24.3
2008	49,623	34,667	14,955	8,055	16.2	10,708	21.6	18,744	37.8	12,116	24.4
2009	49,788	34,973	14,815	7,969	16.0	10,661	21.4	18,962	38.1	12,197	24.5
2010	50,034	35,335	14,698	7,902	15.8	10,628	21.2	19,203	38.4	12,300	24.6

2011	50,349	35,732	14,617	7,848	15.6	10,615	21.1	19,469	38.7	12,417	24.7
2012	50,767	36,126	14,641	7,810	15.4	10,624	20.9	19,779	39.0	12,554	24.7
2013	51,239	36,523	14,716	7,788	15.2	10,649	20.8	20,092	39.2	12,710	24.8
2014	51,769	36,903	14,866	7,779	15.0	10,689	20.6	20,416	39.4	12,886	24.9
2015	52,346	37,160	15,186	7,783	14.9	10,736	20.5	20,744	39.6	13,083	25.0

2016	52,892	37,496	15,396	7,790	14.7	10,777	20.4	21,042	39.8	13,284	25.1
2017	53,426	37,838	15,588	7,801	14.6	10,814	20.2	21,322	39.9	13,488	25.2
2018	53,933	38,179	15,754	7,815	14.5	10,845	20.1	21,580	40.0	13,693	25.4
NOTE: The most recent year of data is 2006, and 2018 is the last year for which projected data are available. For more information on projections, see NCES 2009-062. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. For a list of states in each region, see supplemental note 1. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), “State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education,” 1993–94 through 2006–07. State Comparisons of Education Statistics: 1969–70 to 1993–94 (NCES 95-122), tables 10, 11, and 12, retrieved December 24, 2008, from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=95122; and National Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model, 1972–2006.

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